BILLION DOLLAR BABIES
7.0
Hidden beneath the surface of the world’s waterways flows one of the most secretive and lucrative trades on Earth — the trafficking of baby eels. BILLION DOLLAR BABIES is a gripping narrative that exposes the billion-dollar global network built on one of nature’s most mysterious creatures — and the blurred moral lines between survival, greed, and conservation. What begins as an investigation into an obscure fishing niche unfolds into a shocking expose of globalised crime and environmental neglect. Despite being listed as a critically endangered species, the European eel has become one of the most valuable commodities on the black market — worth more than cocaine by weight and the most trafficked animal in the world.
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Sebastian Weis Director · Nils Kacirek Composer Marcel Ozan Riedel Editor
United States release July 11, 2026 · Produced in Germany, United Kingdom, Croatia · Languages Chinese, English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Spanish
Production
DOCDAYS Productions
Production
ZDF
Production
BBC World Service
Production
Hrvatska Radiotelevizija
Production
ARTE
Production
Germany · United Kingdom · Croatia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Milliarden Dollar Babies: Große Gewinne mit kleinen Aalen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · French · German · Polish · Russian · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · March 24, 2026
Premiere · World premiere at the Filmtheater am Friedrichshain, Berlin
United States · July 11, 2026
TV · DW (Deutsche Welle)
Denmark
April 28, 2026 · TV · DRTV
Germany
March 24, 2026 · Digital · arte.tv (DE)
March 24, 2026 · TV · Arte (DE)
Netherlands
July 11, 2026 · TV
Norway
September 27, 2026 · TV · NRK TV
Sweden
May 17, 2026 · Digital
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